Nissan Consumer Affairs Oil Cooler Response

spearfish25 · 06-05-2009, 12:04 PM

The problem with the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is that you may still have a long, drawn-out battle to finally get things to work in your favor. Nissan can deny your warranty claim on any grounds they choose, and then you're stuck fighting the denial in court. I've heard from my dealer that they've submitted warranty claims to Nissan that have been refused by corporate on the grounds that an aftermarket part was 'connected' to the component that failed. With that rationale, the oil cooler is connected to the entire car (and certainly the engine), so your warranty is in jeopardy until you fight it out in court.

If we were able to set up a class-action suit, the attorney fees should be covered by Nissan should the ruling be in our favor. We'd have to strike a deal with a law firm or pay a retainer up front to get the ball rolling though. If it went the class-action route, we might as well go for broke and try to make Nissan install the coolers for free.

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spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1858	The problem with the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is that you may still have a long, drawn-out battle to finally get things to work in your favor. Nissan can deny your warranty claim on any grounds they choose, and then you're stuck fighting the denial in court. I've heard from my dealer that they've submitted warranty claims to Nissan that have been refused by corporate on the grounds that an aftermarket part was 'connected' to the component that failed. With that rationale, the oil cooler is connected to the entire car (and certainly the engine), so your warranty is in jeopardy until you fight it out in court. If we were able to set up a class-action suit, the attorney fees should be covered by Nissan should the ruling be in our favor. We'd have to strike a deal with a law firm or pay a retainer up front to get the ball rolling though. If it went the class-action route, we might as well go for broke and try to make Nissan install the coolers for free.